Labour dep’t probing fatal building collapse

The Department of Labour of the Ministry of Social Protection is investigating the recent collapse of a Banks DIH building at Industrial Site, Ruimveldt, which claimed the lives of two demolition workers.

Jagmohan Bissessar, 61, of La Parfaite Harmonie, West Bank Demerara, and Anthony Lowe, 27, of Second Street, Mocha Arcadia, East Bank Demerara, were part of the crew hired to remove the building. Three other workers suffered minor injuries after the collapse, which occurred on July 8th.